This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE MISSING CORPSE. Copyright © 2019 by Jean-Luc Bannalec. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Translation copyright © 2019 by Sorcha McDonagh
Cover design by David Baldeosingh Rotstein and Rowen Davis
Cover illustrations: France © Boris Stroujko / Shutterstock.com; smoke © schankz / Shutterstock.com; hand-lettering by Lexi Earle
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ISBN 978-1-250-17336-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-17337-9 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250173379
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First published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch as Bretonischer Stolz
First U.S. Edition: April 2019